Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Nautical, a naval officer appointed to superintend the disembarkation of an attacking force.
- noun A name used in some places for a male seal.
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Examples
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During this period the important functionary is the beach-master, who shouts his commands to boats seeking to crowd into positions not rightly theirs.
East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan Frederic Courtland Penfield 1888
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